Nightbirds

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"Disco with a pedigree (girl-group Motown) and ambitions (art rock), Labelle zoomed dance rock into the future. Nightbirds was a concept album with a beat – a kaleidoscopic masterpiece of feminist striving. Essential moment: The hey-sister go-sister intro to "Lady Marmalade," featuring the ultimate disco cowbell."

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"Patti LaBelle and The Bluebelles, a doo-wop group known for releasing honeyed ballads in the '60s, found themselves at a crossroads midway through their careers. Girl groups were beginning to fall out of favor with major labels and mainstream consumers; in order to remain relevant, they had to do something drastic. So, they did. They switched up their style, look, musical direction and name, becoming simply Labelle. By the time their 1974 album Nightbirds released, the group members had fully tr"